The Councel For The Defence

I would like to introduce you to an advocate that I hold in high regard. If you ever find yourself with your head on the block, he is the only advocate that I will recommend. He is the only lawyer that I know that has never lost a case and if you consider trusting him, he will definitely be successful. This is the kind of advocate you need when you are facing a death sentence. He will plead your case with passion.

As a background, the person I want to introduce you to, is well versed in all the aspects of law. He is a brilliant cross-examiner and can put His opponent at a loss for words.

When you choose an advocate, you should consider the following:

• Does the advocate know what the judge’s position is on the case;
• Does he have the same opinion as the judge;
• Does he know his opponent? Is he familiar with the tactics and does he know how to use this to your advantage;
• Does he have enough evidence to bring against the prosecutor to render a not guilty verdict;
• Does he know what is important;
• Does he sympathise with your position;
• Does he have a perfect defence that the prosecutor cannot shoot holes in;

This advocate that I am introducing to you, can answer all these question in the affirmative:

• He is the son of the judge. The judge and advocate have the same opinion on the matter;
• He has first -hand knowledge of his opponent as he has had personal altercations with him;
• He has collected all the evidence and reduced it in writing in a book;
• He knows what is important, as his first words are that you should plead guilty;
• He sympathises with you to the extend that he will put himself in your place.

There would be no case if there was not a dispute. The prosecutor knows this. The charge that he brings is irrefutable. It complies with all the requirements of the crime. There was an act, it was unlawful, there is causation and culpability. He is asking for the death penalty. The prosecutor has a mountain of evidence. Everything that was done, said and even the motives with which it was done. But the advocate already knows this. He has also been recording everything in books that he kept.

You expect that an advocate of this calibre is unaffordable. But this is not so. The only requirement is that you plead guilty as charged. The view of the advocate is that you are guilty until proven innocent.

You might wonder if this advocate has the right to appear in this court. In law this is called locus standi. Usually, the person bringing the charge must prove this, but the court where this advocate will defend you, is the place where he was qualified. The requirement for locus standi is that there is sufficient and adequate interest in the case.

Let us consider this advocate’s legal competencies. He gave a legal opinion on:

• Divorce;
• Interpreting the ultra vires doctrine. (This is acting outside of your authority)
• The application of customary law in another city;
• The requirements for committing a crime;
• Aquittal: Who is responsible;
• Criminal behaviour, the cause;
• Court procedure;

But a legal opinion is just that, an opinion. Is the advocate able to apply this in the court room?  Let’s consider three cases: How to prove authority, the question of international taxes and what is a constitutional question.

• In the first case, this advocate brilliantly counteracts the question by referring to another case. He asks the question of who gave the other person his authority. The opponents realised that no matter how they answered, both answers will incriminate them. They took the easy way out and replied that they do not know. The case was dismissed.

• The second case, equality brilliant, refers to the matter of international tax laws. In tax law the principle that determines whether tax is payable or not, is residence. In this case, the advocate proved the taxpayer was resident in the country and earned an income there. This settled the question.

• The third case is the question of what law should apply to determine if a principle is constitutional. Answering this question, the advocate reduces the answer to two concise principles. The only answer was. We have got nothing further.

Meet my advocate, Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

Jesus is faced with the charged that Satan brings: The wages of sin are death, and all has sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The extend of the crime varies from disobedience to outright rebellion. His only requirement to defend you in the court of law is that you confess your sin and that you put your trust in Him to defend you.

Concerning choosing Jesus as your advocate, He certainly agrees with the judge as the He came because the Father so loved the Son that He commissioned Him to die for the sins of world. Jesus states that this is reason why He came into the world, to save the lost.

Jesus also knows His opponent; He was tempted in the desert for forty days but always refuted the temptations by quoting the word.

The evidence that He brings, is His death on the cross. He does not have to plead the case based on mistaken identity or an alibi, for He himself took your place. He has intimate knowledge of the penalty. Crimes cannot be punished twice. This is called double jeopardy. Jesus died and paid the penalty. The case has already been heard, trialled and a conviction has been given: Death on the cross. Paul puts it like this. The curse that was upon us has been nailed to the cross. This is the perfect defence; his blood gives us forgiveness of sin. We are acquitted.

We do not have an advocate that does not sympathise with our weaknesses, for He himself has been tempted. He knows what it takes.

He knows what is important, He says I am the way, the life and the truth.

Jesus has the right to appear before the heavenly court. It is His residence. He is the bread of life that comes down from heaven and more over all authority has given to Him in heaven and on earth. Jesus certainly had adequate and sufficient interest in the case. He died so that we can have eternal life.

From a purely human perspective, Jesus is in all ways competent to present your case. When asked about divorce, he refers to the insufficient knowledge of the Pharisees. When asked about his authority, he refers to John the Baptist and wanted to know where his authority came from and when asked how many times you must forgive, He also points out that your heavenly Father will not forgive you unless you forgive those who trespass against you.

Jesus also explains that murder is more than taking the life and adultery is more than the actual act. All sin starts with the condition the heart. Therefore, if we believe in our heart that He died on the cross and was raised from the dead, we will have eternal life.

Jesus understands how the procedure of the heavenly court works. It starts with confession, but ends with calling God your Father. He trusts the system. He knows that God search the hearts and if we confess our sins and believe in our heart, He is faithful to forgive us.

Jesus is not this advocate arriving in his three-piece suit with a briefcase full of legal documents. He is not praised and honoured for his brilliance, but He was despised and rejected by man, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. He was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. He was oppressed and afflicted and when they brought the accusations against Him, He did not open His mouth because the earthly court had no jurisdiction over Him. He laid down His life on His own accord.

But His power and authority reach beyond the cross. He is coming as the judge:

                                      When the Son of man shall come in His glory

                                       with all the Holy angels with Him

                                       He shall sit upon the throne of His glory

                                      and judge the living and dead